Umit Dundar

Umit Dundar (1955-) was the acting Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Army from 15 to 16 July 2016 while Hulusi Akar was held hostage by mutinous soldiers during the 2016 Turkish coup attempt.

Biography
Umit Dundar was born in 1955 in Manisa, Turkey, and he graduated from the Military Engineering Academy in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant. In 1985, he graduated from a staff college, and by 2001 he had been promoted to Brigadier-General after holding several staff posts. Dundar was involved with peacekeeping operations, and in 2005 he was promoted to Major-General, being given command of the Turkish Third Army in 2013 and then the Turkish First Army in 2015. In July 2016, Dundar briefly served as Chief of the General Staff while Hulusi Akar was being held hostage by the mutineers in the Akinci Airbase, but Akar resumed the post after his rescue on 16 July 2016.